League Previews
Premier League:
The favourites for me here are Chelsea FC and AC Milan. Chelsea, with its enourmous wealth and a star studded team will most likely escape with the title. Of course, Barcelona and Juventus make up a great challenge for the two front runners. FC Bayern, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United can just as equally be ranked as the other teams. The Premier League titlerace will be a very, VERY close one. It is almost impossible to predict who will win it. I will assume that Porto and Lyon will be battling to stay in the Premier League, as one team will be relegated to the Platinum League. As for Valencia, anything can happen in my view. If they start out well, they will finish well; if not, then there might be some problems. It will be VERY exciting to see who come away with the title. And since there are 9 VERY good teams and 3 okay teams, some of those 9 will come in below a mid-table finish!! Also, do not be surprised if managers are sacked from their jobs, as it will happen for sure!
Platinum League:
There are only 10 teams in this division, compared to the 12 in the Premier League. The favourites here look to be AS Roma, FC Liverpool and FC Schalke 04. However, I could see Ajax messing around up there as well. PSV Eindhoven have a decent team, but I don't think its decent enough to be promoted. As far as relegation is concerned, 2 teams will get relegated. To me, it looks to be a battle between Fenerbahce, Benfica and possibly Celtic. Werder Bremen can finish anywhere, even promotion if they do well enough and sign some good players early.
Gold League:
Just by looking at the teams, this could be one of the tighest groupings. Very unpredictable here as Marseille, Newcastle, Deportivo, Anderlecht and Rangers look to be possible candidates for promotion. Of course, Sporting, Galatasaray and Feyenoord could mess in there as well. I predict Sevilla for relegation by far from anyone else. And as far as CSKA Moscow is concerned, who knows? Maybe they can make a couple of signings before the season starts.
Silver League:
Some of the teams here look better than some of the Gold League clubs. For example, Dortmund, Lazio, Leverkusen and Rosenborg really stand out here. I predict Villareal to come in last place here, but you cannot be relegated any further anyway, so it would't matter. Also, watch out for Olympiakos and Club Brugge for potential promotion contenders. Real Betis should be concerned with a mid-table finish if they can achieve that, and I would also keep a close eye on Sparta Prague, as they can come in anywhere.